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#CDCDAB

#cdcdab ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdcdab is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.59% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 25.37% saturation and 73.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5958

Complementary

  1. #cdcdab
  2. #ababcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcdab
  2. #abbccd
  3. #bcabcd

Analogous

  1. #cdbcab
  2. #cdcdab
  3. #bccdab

Triadic

  1. #cdcdab
  2. #abcdcd
  3. #cdabcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcdab
  2. #abcdab
  3. #ababcd
  4. #cdabcd

Square

  1. #cdcdab
  2. #abcdbc
  3. #ababcd
  4. #cdabbc

Monochromatic

  1. #8c8c53
  2. #b0b07b
  3. #cdcdab
  4. #eaeadb
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#cdcdab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcdab
  2. #b9b99a
  3. #a4a489
  4. #909078
  5. #7b7b67
  6. #676756
  7. #525244
  8. #3e3e33
  9. #292922
  10. #151511
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcdab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcdab
  2. #d2d2b3
  3. #d7d7bc
  4. #dcdcc4
  5. #e1e1cd
  6. #e6e6d5
  7. #ebebdd
  8. #f0f0e6
  9. #f5f5ee
  10. #fafaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcdab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcdab
  2. #c5c5a7
  3. #bebea2
  4. #b6b69e
  5. #aeae9a
  6. #a7a796
  7. #9f9f91
  8. #97978d
  9. #8f8f89
  10. #888884
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccccbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3caa9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4ccac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2c8c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1cbaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1ccac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0caba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcdab {
  color: #cdcdab;
}
Background
.bg-cdcdab {
  background-color: #cdcdab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcdab {
  border: 2px solid #cdcdab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcdab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 25% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcdab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcdab, #bccdab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcdab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 171 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.51 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 7.91 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.82 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.18 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 9.25 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.29 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.54 #323254 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Sage
#cdcdab  rgb(205, 205, 171)  hsl(60, 25%, 74%)  Sage
#ababcd  rgb(171, 171, 205)  hsl(240, 25%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#abcdcd  rgb(171, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 25%, 74%)  Opal
#cdabcd  rgb(205, 171, 205)  hsl(300, 25%, 74%)  Lilac